ReportAlert.info - TE Connectivity Ltd. (NYSE: TEL) Releases 2011 Corporate Responsibility Report
The company used the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and is self-declaring its 2011 CR Report at a GRI Application Level B
Mar 28, 2012 1:05 PM ET
(3BL Media) March 28, 2012 - TE Connectivity Ltd. (NYSE: TEL) Releases 2011 Corporate Responsibility Report: www.te.com/responsibilityreport
TE used the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and is self-declaring its 2011 CR Report at a GRI Application Level B. This year, TE invited an external panel made up of customers, suppliers, and corporate responsibility executives from other industries to review the report and provide their insights on key opportunities for improvement. Feedback from this panel is included in the 2011 Corporate Responsibility Report. Highlights from fiscal year 2011: • TE continues to raise its expectations of its suppliers by auditing major suppliers against TE's stringent corporate responsibility guidelines. Over 140 supplier audits were conducted in fiscal year 2011 -- significantly greater than the prior year. • The Company reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 6 percent. • Company donations increased by 54 percent from fiscal year 2010. • TE expanded its values-based anti-corruption policy and increased the number of ethics and compliance training sessions by 43 percent. • TE rolled out a global health and wellness campaign and expanded its Employee Assistance Program to cover all employees in every country in which it operates. • Injuries in manufacturing plants fell 13 percent, bringing the Company closer to its zero-injury work environment goal. ABOUT TE CONNECTIVITY TE Connectivity is a global, $14 billion company that designs and manufactures approximately 500,000 products that connect and protect the flow of power and data inside the products that touch every aspect of our lives. Our nearly 100,000 employees partner with customers in virtually every industry -- from consumer electronics, energy and healthcare, to automotive, aerospace and communication networks -- enabling smarter, faster, better technologies to connect products to possibilities. More information about TE Connectivity can be found at www.te.com.